вардя

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian guardare around the 17th century. (possibly via Serbo-Croatian ва̑рдати), ultimately from Germanic *wardāną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvardʲə]

Verb

ва́рдя (várdja) impf

  1. (transitive) to shield, to protect
    Synonym: браня (branja)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • завардя (zavardja), завардвам (zavardvam, to lock (a door))
  • извардя (izvardja), извардвам (izvardvam, to protect)
  • вардач (vardač, to keep, to preserve)
  • вардало (vardalo, locker)

References

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